Historical Marker
War Memorial
Historical marker location:
Wayside Park, Waymart, Pennsylvania
( Memorial is at the intersection of Belmont Street (Pennsylvania Route 296) and South Street, on the right when traveling south on Belmont Street.)
The first recorded U.S. flag-raising on foreign soil occurred in 1777, when the Stars and Stripes were flown during a naval battle off the coast of Quiberon Bay, France, commanded by Pennsylvania native John Paul Jones.